Silphium, from which our publishing imprint Silphium Press derives its name, was first documented growing along the coast of Cyrenaica, Libya. But the plant was thought to have disappeared from the ancient Mediterranean world sometime during the first century CE.

Libya, Sahara desert, a Tuareg village in the Ubari lakes area.

مسجد فشلوم - 1925 Fashloum Mosque - 1925

Helpmann Academy is accepting applications for residencies at the BSR! Apply now: helpmannacademy.com.au/british-school…

Gladiator II: A missed chance for North African representation newarab.com/features/gladi…

Preserving Libya's cultural heritage – King's College London Department of Classics' MaliCH project visits Tripoli and world heritage sites of Sabratha and Lepcis Magna. Conducted in May 2024 in collaboration with the Libyan Department of Antiquities. See: kcl.ac.uk/news/preservin…

The BILNAS Archive is going digital! Our first digitised collection, records from Kenyon & Ward-Perkins’ 1948-51 excavations at Sabratha, is now available online & open-access via ADS Follow the link below to access & explore the collection! archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/colle…

Check out the most-read articles from Libyan Studies here ☑️ cup.org/3AwvuZG #classicstwitter #libyanstudies BILNAS🏺📜📚🇱🇾

In 2009, Algerian artist Kader Attia used couscous, an Algerian staple, to build a scale model of the ancient city of Ghardaia, Algeria, a UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 world heritage site since 1982. The model was made from cooked couscous and sits on a wooden table. Collection Tate Modern

📖BOOK OF THE WEEK📖 Today's #BookoftheWeek is Uğur Zekeriya Peçe's new study into a history of international intervention, displacement, and popular mobilisation to explore how events in 1890s Crete affected not only the Ottoman Empire but transformed the Middle East as we know it.

"Promoting heritage sites in Libya particularly Cyrenaica can enhance its rich cultural heritage through local community engagement and creating strategic partnerships with international organisations including UNESCO, Smart History and the UNDP" africanarguments.org/2024/08/the-pu…

Explore the historic home of the British Academy, the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences, with a series of historical, art and architectural tours. 15 Sept. Free, book now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/we-are-…

This striking image of a duck standing on the back of a crocodile & lotuses is c.540 from a church in Olbia in Cyrenaica (#Qasr, Libya, in the museum). One of a remarkable collection of mosaics from this site, with a range of subjects from mythology to daily life. #MosaicMonday

Event 📣 "North Africa: Shared Pasts, Different Futures?" 📆Wed 9 Oct 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM 📍King's College River Room, Strand Building, London WC2R 2LS Register here: tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

Join us for the first BILNAS lecture of the new academic year: "Recent Work on Inscriptions in Libya: Celebrating the Legacy of Joyce Reynolds" 📆 Tuesday 24 Sept, 1700hrs (UK) The event will take place on Zoom. For more details and to register see: bilnas.org/event/recent-w…

📢 Event Announcement 📢 Two-day online conference: "Climate Change and Heritage Adaptation: Challenges and Solutions in North and East Africa." Organised by The Egypt Exploration Society 📆 Wednesday 18 – Thursday 19 September. For more details follow this link: ees.ac.uk/resource/clima…

The oldest known underground aqueducts that are found across much of North Africa and the Middle East are called qanats and are up to 3000 years old.

One week until our first lecture of the academic year. Register here to attend: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Yesterday, our Ahmed Buzaian & Ahmed Mutasim Abdalla Mahmoud, w/ Muftah Ahmed, presented at The Egypt Exploration Society conference on #ClimateChange & #HeritageAdaptation showcasing the EAMENA Machine Learning Automated Change Detection tool for heritage monitoring & the results of fieldwork in Libya.

Event: 'Reinterpreting History and Memory: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa' Exploring how history and memory is reflected through contemporary art in the MENA region. 📅 Sat 12 – Sun 13 Oct 9am–5pm 📍Brunei Gallery SOAS, London thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british…